The Blue Jays get a visit from the New York Yankees in baseball action on Thursday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

New York puts its faith in starter Ivan Nova to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 12-7. Getting the ball for the Blue Jays is Brandon Morrow, who owns a 8-7 record on the season with a 3.28 ERA.



View NY Yankees vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Yankees were listed as 140 favorites on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 8.5 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the American League No. 13-rated Blue Jays and the league No. 1-ranked Yankees, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Toronto has the American League's No. 7-rated offensive output, at 8.3 hits per game. The Yankees average 8.9 hits per game, good for No. 7 on the American League list.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Toronto has the American League's No. 11-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Yankees own the American League's No. 4 mark in runs allowed.

Last time out for New York, they were an 8-2 Sportsbook as they battled the Twins on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -230 were rewarded, while the 10 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. The Yankees hope for a dominant pitching performance similar to their last game when C.C. Sabathia struck out 10 batters in 8-2 victory on Wednesday at Target Field.

In their last action, Toronto was a 12-2 loser on the road against the Orioles. Bettors on Baltimore at -165 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (14) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Toronto was scored on plenty on Wednesday, falling behind early and watching runners cross the plate all game in a 12-2 loss to Baltimore.


New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Toronto are 9-1
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After playing Baltimore are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7

A few Yankees at Blue Jays trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of NY Yankees' last 15 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Toronto's last 15 games when playing NY Yankees
Toronto is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees


Next up:
NY Yankees at Toronto, Friday, September 28